235 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Beyond the Horizon - Part 1

The Symbolic World

Jonathan Pageau

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This is part one of a series of discussions on the symbolism of the far east with Richard Rohlin, as part of our Universal History series. Today’s discussion will set a foundation for the upcoming episodes about the mongols, Prester John and other medieval legends. Original video: https://youtu.be/OoKxq9QFx2c Full Universal History playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVX4HUUPrIY_M2uZP3yW6EEiod3fGD6FD Richard Rohlin’s work: - Richard Rohlin’s article on The Symbolic World blog: https://thesymbolicworld.com/articles/folk-stories-traditions/the-symbolism-of-st-dionysius-the-areopagite/ - Amon Sûl podcast (Exploring the Tolkien Legendarium with the Christian Faith): https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amonsul =============== Books mentioned: - Inconceivable Beasts: The Wonders of the East: https://www.amazon.com/Inconceivable-Beasts-Wonders-MEDIEVAL-STUDIES/dp/086698481X - The Life of Alexander the Great (Modern Library Classics) by Plutarch (Author): https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Great-Modern-Library-Classics/dp/0812971337 - The Histories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Herodotus: https://www.amazon.com/Histories-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0143107542 - Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library) by Pseudo-Methodius (Author), Benjamin Garstad (Translator): https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Alexandrian-Chronicle-Dumbarton-Medieval/dp/0674053079 - The Cave of Treasures by St. Ephrem the Syrian: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cave-of-treasures-st-ephrem-the-syrian/1130257867 Homework: - The Travels of Bar Sauma In Asia and Europe (free pdf): https://robcanobbio.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/9th_124d.-rabban-sauma.pdf Podcast mentioned: The Lord of Spirits: Blessings and Curses: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/blessings_and_curses Relevant episodes of Universal History mentioned: - Universal History: The Deep Symbolism of Groundhog Day | with Richard Rohlin: https://youtu.be/dX6PZBS1Q9Q Series on Ethiopia: - Universal History: the Mystery of Ethiopia | with Richard Rohlin (Ethiopia #1): https://youtu.be/czy7MnDXOO0 - Universal History: From Alexander the Great to Ethiopia | with Richard Rohlin (Ethiopia #2): https://youtu.be/AkXcay54e6Q ====================== - The Symbolic World website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com - Merch: http://www.thesymbolicworld.store - Language of Creation, by Matthieu Pageau: https://www.amazon.com/Language-Creation-Cosmic-Symbolism-Genesis-ebook/dp/B07D738HD8 Support this podcast: - Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/support/ - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos - Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/jonathan-pageau - Paypal: http://www.paypal.me/JonathanPageau Join the conversation: - Unofficial Facebook discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1989208418065298/ - The Symbolic World Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSymbolicWorld/ Social media links: - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson. My website designers, Anomalist Design: https://www.anomalistdesign.com/

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0:00.0	People saying things like, well, okay, everything you're saying is nice for like a Eurocentric world.
0:05.7	Everything you're saying is nice for like an American centric world.
0:08.6	But what about people in the Far East or what about people in Australia?
0:12.5	Right.
0:12.7	So this is one of the one of the critiques I saw on our Groundhog Day video.
0:18.1	Oh, all the stuff you're saying about there being more light in the world, you know, you know, on the Vernal equinox, for instance, all the stuff you're saying about there being more light in the world, that doesn't apply if you live in Australia. So checkmate, Jonathan Pejo.
0:34.5	To this, I just have to say, Australia is upside down world, people.
0:39.3	Like, people are walking around upside down in Australia.
0:43.3	There are insane...
0:44.3	Yeah, the antipities.
0:46.3	There are insane hybrid animals.
0:48.3	Music This is Jonathan Peugeot. Welcome to the symbolic world.
1:05.0	So hello, everybody.
1:15.2	We are back for Universal History with Richard Rowland.
1:18.9	I am super excited about the next few episodes because we are going to be talking about
1:24.2	the Far East, about Mongols, about Preser John, about all what people
1:28.7	consider to be all these crazy medieval legends, but we're really going to dive in and we're
1:33.9	going to make sense of it and see how it can help us understand something about how the world works.
1:39.2	And so Richard, go for it. Let's do this. So as Jonathan and I were just discussing,
1:43.0	there's too much stuff.
1:44.8	Like there's so many details and there's so much information that this is going to be a slow build.
1:50.4	So everyone buckle in.
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